Metro - File #: 2020-0192

• File #: 2020-0192
• Type: Project
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 3/9/2020
• In control: Planning and Programming Committee
• On agenda: 4/15/2020
• Title: CONSIDER: A. APPROVING the G (Orange) Line Terminus Improvement Project; B. CONCLUDING that the G Line Terminus Improvement Project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080, Subdivisions (b)(10) and (b)(11) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15275, Subdivision (a); and C. AUTHORIZING Metro staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk and the State Clearinghouse.
• Sponsors: Planning and Programming Committee
• Indexes: Budgeting, Bus rapid transit, California Environmental Quality Act, Escalators, Guidelines, Metro Busway G Line, Metro Equity Platform, Metro Orange Line, Metro Rail B Line, Metro Red Line, North Hollywood, North Hollywood Station, Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit Improvements, Outreach, Pedestrians, Plan, Project, Ridership, Safety, Safety and security, Security, Strategic planning, Subdivisions, Transfers, Transit buses, Transit centers, Visibility, Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) Master Plan

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PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
APRIL 15, 2020

Subject
SUBJECT: ORANGE LINE TERMINUS IMPROVEMENTS

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. APPROVING the G (Orange) Line Terminus Improvement Project;

B. CONCLUDING that the G Line Terminus Improvement Project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080, Subdivisions (b)(10) and (b)(11) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15275, Subdivision (a); and

C. AUTHORIZING Metro staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk and the State Clearinghouse.

Issue
ISSUE

Ridership on the G Line is anticipated to increase 39 percent by 2025. To accommodate this growth, staff is proposing capacity improvements to the G Line terminus at North Hollywood (Project). Staff is requesting Board approval to determine that the Project is Statutorily Exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and authorize Metro staff to formally file a CEQA Notice of Exemption (NOE) with the Los Angeles County Clerk and State Clearinghouse.

Background
BACKGROUND

The G Line terminus at North Hollywood (Station) opened with the Orange Line in October 2005. The Station was originally designed to support approximately 4,000 passengers per day. Today, more than 7,000 passengers pass through the Station and, with the completion of the Metro Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit Improvements Project, ridership is anticipated to increase by 39 percent. In addition, the Station will be experiencing increased layover activity to accommodate electric bus charging.

To address projected increases in demands on the Station, staff and consultants undertook a detailed analysis of existing and projected pedestrian traffic through the terminus. The team used two independent predictive models to analyze and visualize current and future pedestrian flows through the terminus. Through this process, it became clear ...